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PositionCentre-back
NationalitySwitzerland
Age34
Date of birth4 Feb 1992
BirthplaceLocarno
Height188 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubGrasshoppers
Centre-back
11
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
799
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Grasshoppers.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Schweizer Cup230013176.36
Friendlies Clubs230013176.36
Super League11107996.12

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

S. Decarli is a 34-year-old central defender at Grasshoppers, rated 8.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 233rd of 233 on scout potential in the Super League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.8 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Decarli.

Judged on this season alone, Decarli graded 3 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the Super League, on 1 clean sheet and 1.802 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 10 → 3). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8, 37th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the Super League. At 34 Decarli is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26
Current potential37th of 37 centre-backs · Super League · 11 appsCurrent season37th of 37 centre-backs · Super League · 11 apps37th-best centre-back in the Super League233rd in the Super League · potential37th-highest potential centre-back in the Super League
8.3
Ratingi
37th of 37 centre-backs
3.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
22.2%
Minutes
limited game time
1.8
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Grasshoppers finished 11th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

1.8
Def. / 90
4
Tackles
8
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

1.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (11th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 22.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 8.3, Decarli carries the 37th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Super League of 37 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.